Jun 22 Blessings and CursesJun 29 Blessings for allJul 6 Open, Poor & blessedJul 13 Sharing, mouring &

being blessedJul 20 Gentle, grounded &

blessedJul 27 Sorted and blessedAug 3 Free, merciful &

blessedAug 10 Pure, focused &

blessedAug 17 Engaged in peace &

blessedAug 24 Committed,

persecuted & blessed

Blessings & Relationships

1) Consequences

2) Gifts

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The bible says“For the wages of sin is

death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus

our Lord.”

The blessings of The curses of right relationship with God being against Godperspective idolotryhumble obedience delusion & manipulationwork/rest balance work addiction & exploitationhonouring parents arrogance

being for others against otherspeacemaking living and dying by the swordliving faithfully broken relationshipshonest labour ill gotten gainsembracing truth the webs of deceitcontentment jealousy

Blessings and Relationships

1)Consequences: organic

2)Gifts: arbitrary kindness

Time, Gadget, Dinner, Money, Holiday, Car, House,

Blessings and Relationships

1)Consequences

2)Gifts

Mount Gerizim: FertileMount Ebal: Desert

Is it consequence or gift?

Blessings and Curses (Deut 11)13So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today

-- to love the LORD your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul--

14then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and oil.

15I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.

16Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.

17Then the LORD's anger will burn against you, and he will shut the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce, and you will soon perish from the good land the LORD is giving you.

Blessings: Consequences & Gifts within Relationships

18Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

19Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

20Write them on the door-frames of your houses and on your gates,21so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land that the LORD swore to give your forefathers, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth.

Blessings: Consequences & Gifts within Relationships

22If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow-- to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways and to hold fast to him--

23then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and stronger than you.

24Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the western sea.

25No man will be able to stand against you. The LORD your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go.

Blessings: Consequences & Gifts within Relationships

26See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse--27the blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that

I am giving you today;28the curse if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God and

turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.

29When the LORD your God has brought you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim on Mount Gerizim the blessings, and on Mount Ebal the curses.

30As you know, these mountains are across the Jordan, west of the road, towards the setting sun, near the great trees of Moreh, in the territory of those Canaanites living in the Arabah in the vicinity of Gilgal.

31You are about to cross the Jordan to enter and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you.

When you have taken it over and are living there,32be sure that you obey all the decrees and laws I am setting before you today.

Thank God for his written Word to us

Blessings: Consequences & Gifts within Relationships

Blessings & Relationships

1) Consequences

2) Gifts

Food - HomeBlessings: Consequences & Gifts within Relationships

1) Only interested in the “Thing”No interest in relationshipDoesn’t see “thing” as a gift.

2) Interested in GiftsEndures relationship to get giftsStops relationship when gifts stop

3) Interested in the relationshipSays “You shouldn’t” & means itEnjoys the relationship through enjoying the gifts

Blessings & Relationships: A parable

Blessings: Consequences & Gifts within Relationships

1) The King is among usHis Spirit is hereLet’s draw near and worshipLet songs fill the air.

2) He looks down upon usDelight in His faceEnjoying His children’s loveEnthralled by our praise.

3) For each child is specialAccepted and lovedA love gift from JesusTo His Father above.

4) And now He is givingHis gifts to us allFor no one is worthlessAnd each one is called.

5) The Spirit’s anointingOn all flesh comes downAnd we shall be channelsFor works like His own.

6) We come now believingYour promise of powerFor we are Your peopleAnd this is Your hour.

Blessings: Consequences & Gifts within Relationships

Servers

From Amen to ActionPraise God, from whom

all blessings flow;

Praise God, all creatures here below:

Praise God above, now let's all hear it!

Praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit!

Our Gathered worship has ended, our Worship & Service continue

Blessings: Consequences & Gifts within Relationships